Programme - Monday 1st October to Tuesday 2nd October

Session Summary:

SESSION 1: BACK TO BASICS 1 – The Buying Process - Monday, 11am

SESSION 2: BACK TO BASICS 2 – The Tools Of Business Travel - Monday, 11.50am

SESSION 3: TRAVELLER BEHAVIOUR – Controlling Your Travellers And Your Bottom Line - Monday, 2.10pm

SESSION 4: SMEs – Why Size Really Doesn’t Matter! - Monday, 3.50pm

SESSION 5: MANAGING TRAVEL EXPENSES – And Reducing The Paper Trail - Tuesday, 10.00am

SESSION 6: SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL POLICIES - Why Green Can Mean Lean - Tuesday, 11.45am

SESSION 7: IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Richard Tams, British Airways - Tuesday, 2.15pm

SESSION 8: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS TRAVEL - The Major Trends That Will Affect Your Business - Tuesday, 3.35pm

Full conference programme

Monday October 1
9.00am
EXHIBITION OPENS
Registration and meet suppliers in the Exhibition Hall
Coffee, croissants and pastries served in the exhibition area

10.45am
CONFERENCE OPENS
Welcome
Moderator’s Introduction
Outline of Conference Objectives

11.00am - 11.45am
SESSION ONE: BACK TO BASICS 1 – The Buying Process
What is the Buying Process and where do you start?
Why is a Travel Policy essential and how do you create one?
What are the key considerations for its content?
How can you collect meaningful data on your travel spend?

11.50am - 12.30pm
SESSION TWO: BACK TO BASICS 2 – The Tools Of Business Travel
What are the key steps when arranging/making bookings?
Can you do it by yourself and book direct?
Which suppliers should you use?
HBAs, TMCs and Self-Booking Tools explained – but which are best for you?

12.30pm - 2.00pm
Drinks reception in the Marlborough & Somerset Suite followed by buffet lunch

2.10pm - 3.10pm
SESSION THREE: TRAVELLER BEHAVIOUR – Controlling Your Travellers And Your Bottom Line
What is Travel Compliance?
How do you track ‘travel behaviour’?
What is Company ‘Duty of Care’?
What do you need to know about Corporate Manslaughter legislation?

3.10pm - 4.00pm
Tea and coffee served in the exhibition hall

4.00pm - 5.00pm
SESSION FOUR: SMEs – Why Size Really Doesn’t Matter!
How can SMEs buy as competitively as the corporate giants?
How can SMEs negotiate the best rates from suppliers?
How can SMEs understand and secure those vital extras?
How important are supplier relationships in maintaining those deals?

5.00pm - 6.00pm
Evening drinks reception in the Exhibition Hall, sponsored by Air New Zealand

6.00pm onwards
Time to unwind at the Conference party

Tuesday October 2
9.00am
EXHIBITION OPENS
Meet suppliers in the exhibition hall
Coffee, croissants and pastries will be served in the exhibition area

10.00am - 11.00am
SESSION FIVE: MANAGING TRAVEL EXPENSES – And Reducing The Paper Trail
Why does switching to an online solution make sense?
What are Expense Management Tools?
What is an Automated Expense Management System?
What user-friendly Workable Solutions should you consider?

11.00am - 11.30am
Tea and coffee served in the exhibition hall

11.45am - 12.45pm
SESSION SIX: SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL POLICIES – Why Green Can Mean Lean
Why going green is good for business
How can your company make the transition and communicate the change?
How can you measure and reduce your carbon footprint and offset what you can’t?
Where can you source ‘green suppliers’ and how to evaluate existing ones?

1.00pm - 2.10pm
Buffet lunch

2.15pm - 3.00pm
SESSION SEVEN: IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Richard Tams, British Airways
Business success – a case study
Business Travel perceptions and insights
How to develop and maintain key TMC relationships 

3.00pm - 3.30pm
Tea and coffee served in the exhibition hall

3.35pm - 4.15pm
SESSION EIGHT: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS TRAVEL – The Major Trends That Will Affect Your Business
The way forward - trends and predictions
How to stay one step ahead of change

4.20pm
Wrap Up – Reprise and review of conference objectives

4.30pm
Winner of our all-inclusive luxury holiday announced

(All sessions will feature time for Q&As, enabling delegates to put their questions to the panel speakers)

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